Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles

Home ⟩ Pictorial Guide ⟩ Salicaceae ⟩ Salix × fruticosa / shrubby osier

Salix × fruticosa Döll

shrubby osier (Salicaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
RestrictedSlight tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Salix × fruticosa is a rare hybrid between Salix aurita and Salix viminalis; all our plants are female.

Maugersbury (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2023-08-05

 shrubby osier / Salix × fruticosa: _Salix_ × _fruticosa_ is a rare hybrid between _Salix aurita_ and _Salix viminalis_; all our plants are female.

The leaves of Salix × fruticosa are relatively long, densely grey-hairy underneath, and strongly undulating along the margin.

Maugersbury (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2023-08-05

 shrubby osier / Salix × fruticosa: The leaves of _Salix_ × _fruticosa_ are relatively long, densely grey-hairy underneath, and strongly undulating along the margin.

All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.

L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne